Demian J. Betz

Demian Betz is an experienced corporate lawyer, litigator, trial attorney, and pro bono leader. Demian concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, securities arbitration, regulatory and enforcement proceedings, and labor and employment matters.
Before joining O’Hagan Meyer, Demian served as an in-house litigation attorney and trial lawyer at Wachovia and Wells Fargo between 2004 and 2021. During this time, Demian managed law firms in defending a wide variety of wealth and investment management litigation and arbitration matters. Demian also handled his own portfolio of securities and intra-industry arbitrations as first-chair trial counsel, ultimately trying 45 cases to conclusion at FINRA arbitration hearings throughout the United States. In 2020, Demian tried to conclusion a sales practice arbitration through one of the first virtual FINRA Zoom hearings completed during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Demian currently serves as Chair of the Legal Aid of North Carolina Charlotte Local Advisory Council. He has also served as Chair of the Wells Fargo Legal Department’s Enterprise-Wide Pro Bono Steering Committee (2018 – 2020) and Local Coordinator for the Wells Fargo Charlotte Legal Department’s Pro Bono Program (2014 – 2017). He routinely handles child custody cases and trials in Mecklenburg County Court on behalf of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy’s migrant family clients and its Special Immigrant Juvenile Status program